Playback device, television reception device using the same, playback method, and computer program

• US 9,003,449 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2012
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Toshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Saltarelli, Dominic D
• Application Number:
  US14/002,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20130340019A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,134 Days
• Field of Search: 725/50
• US Class Current: 725/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A playback device for playing back a program, including a program information acquisition unit configured to acquire program identification information for identifying a program; and a memory unit configured to store an adjustment item setting file for setting an adjustment item related to playback of a program for each program identification information.

Claims

1. A playback device for playing back a program, comprising:

a program information acquisition unit configured to acquire program identification information including a plurality of pieces of identification information for identifying a program;

a memory unit configured to store an adjustment item setting file for setting an adjustment item related to playback of a program for each program identification information, the adjustment item setting file including a plurality of different specific items of identification information, and a setting of the adjustment item for each of the plurality of different specific items of identification information

an adjustment item reflecting unit configured to compare the plurality of pieces of identification information of the acquired program identification information with a plurality of pieces of identification information of the program identification information stored in the adjustment item setting file, and reflect, when all of the plurality pieces of identification information match or when pieces of the identification information excluding items that are not set among the plurality of pieces of identification information match, an adjustment item corresponding to the program identification information; and

an adjustment item setting unit configured to, when the adjustment item setting file does not include a combination of the plurality of pieces of identification information of the acquired program identification information, set the acquired program identification information and the set adjustment item in association with each other on the adjustment item setting file, wherein

a priority is given to the program identification information of the adjustment item setting file, and

the adjustment item setting unit is configured to, when the adjustment item is changed by a viewer while the program is watched, set the program identification information and the changed adjustment item on the adjustment item setting file by giving the highest priority thereto.

2. The playback device according to claim 1, wherein the program identification information includes a network ID or includes a channel and a program name that are identified by one of the network ID or a service ID.

3. The playback device according to claim 2, wherein the program name in the program identification information is identified by a program title.

4. The playback device according to claim 3, wherein the program is a recorded program.

5. A television reception device comprising the playback device according to claim 3.

6. The playback device according to claim 2, wherein the program name in the program identification information is identified by a series ID.

7. The playback device according to claim 6, wherein the program is a recorded program.

8. A television reception device comprising the playback device according to claim 6.

9. The playback device according to claim 2, wherein the program is a recorded program.

10. A television reception device comprising the playback device according to claim 2.

11. The playback device according to claim 1, wherein the program is a recorded program.

12. A television reception device comprising the playback device according to claim 11.

13. A television reception device comprising the playback device according to claim 1.

14. The playback device according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment item includes a screen size setting.

15. A program playback method for playing back a program, comprising:

acquiring program identification information including a plurality of pieces of identification information for identifying a program;

comparing the plurality of pieces of identification information of the acquired program identification information with a plurality of pieces of identification information of the program identification information stored in the adjustment item setting file, and reflecting, when all of the plurality pieces of identification information match or when pieces of the identification information excluding items that are not set among the plurality of pieces of identification information match, an adjustment item corresponding to the program identification information in playing back the program; and

setting, when the adjustment item setting file that stores a correspondence between the program identification information and the adjustment item does not include a combination of the plurality of pieces of identification information of the acquired program identification information, the program identification information and a corresponding adjustment item on the adjustment item setting file, and

setting, when the adjustment item is changed by a viewer while the program is watched, the program identification information and the changed adjustment item on the adjustment item setting file by giving the highest priority thereto,

wherein the adjustment item setting file include a plurality of different specific items of identification information, and a setting of the adjustment item for each of the plurality of different specific items of identification information.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the program playback method according to claim 15.